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be restless
描述持续的状态，常用作表语。
The children were restless after sitting still for hours.
孩子们静坐几个小时后坐立不安。
不安的；焦虑的；烦躁的
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不安的；焦虑的；烦躁的
worried and uneasy; unable to relax or rest
The children were restless after sitting still for hours.
孩子们静坐几个小时后坐立不安。
不允许或不提供休息的
Not allowing or affording rest.
焦虑不安
worried and uneasy
无法休息；无法安静；不安；不断移动
Without rest; unable to be still or quiet; uneasy; continually moving.
不停活动的
ceaselessly in motion
After drinking too much coffee, I felt restless and couldn't sit still.
喝了太多咖啡后，我感到坐立不安，无法安坐。
AI contextual example
The children were restless during the long car ride.
孩子们在长途汽车旅行中焦躁不安。
AI contextual example
She spent a restless night before the job interview.
面试前她度过了一个不安的夜晚。
AI contextual example
the restless sea
不平静的大海
WordNet
描述持续的状态，常用作表语。
The children were restless after sitting still for hours.
孩子们静坐几个小时后坐立不安。
强调主观感受。
I feel restless whenever I have to wait for test results.
每当等待考试结果时，我都感到焦虑不安。
表示逐渐进入不安状态。
The audience became restless as the delay continued.
随着延误持续，观众变得不耐烦。
Not this
This chair is restless.
Use this
This chair is uncomfortable.
Restless 用于描述人或动物感到焦躁不安，不能用于无生命物体。应用 uncomfortable 表示椅子不舒服。
Not this
I have a restless.
Use this
I feel restless.
Restless 是形容词，不能用作名词。应用 feel restless 表示感到不安。
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不眠之夜
I had a restless night worrying about the exam.
我因为担心考试度过了一个不眠之夜。
不安的睡眠
The baby's fever caused restless sleep for both of us.
宝宝发烧导致我们俩都睡不安稳。
不安腿
She suffers from restless legs syndrome and often wakes up at night.
她患有不安腿综合征，经常在夜里醒来。
焦虑不安的感觉
He had a restless feeling before the job interview.
他在工作面试前有一种焦虑不安的感觉。
躁动的精力
The children were full of restless energy after being cooped up all day.
孩子们被关了一整天后，浑身都是躁动的精力。
不安的灵魂
The old house was said to be haunted by a restless spirit.
据说这栋旧房子有一个不安的灵魂出没。
不安的睡眠
She had a restless sleep after watching the horror movie.
看了恐怖电影后，她睡得不安宁。
不安的灵魂
He has a restless soul that always seeks new adventures.
他有一个不安的灵魂，总是寻求新的冒险。
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休息（rest）少（less）了，所以坐立不安，像床上翻来覆去睡不着。
通常用于描述因焦虑或不安而难以静止的状态，中性语体，适用于正式与非正式场合。
All words end with the suffix '-less', but their stressed vowels differ (e.g., /ɛ/ in 'restless', /oʊ/ in 'hopeless'), so they do not rhyme perfectly. They are spelling lookalikes, not sound matches.
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